Cultivation: My efforts will be successful

Chapter 12 At the end of the year, a pot of thick soup

Time turns the pages day by day,

The twelfth lunar month has arrived, the wind is freezing,
  Zhui Yue huddled in a thick cotton-padded jacket and warmed herself by the fire, serving the young master and drinking mutton chop soup on the fire kang.

Chen Yi stood on the ground, holding a medical book and explaining it to the young master while reading it. In fact, he was also memorizing it in his mind.
  In the past two months, Chen Yi's medical knowledge has progressed much faster than his martial arts.

In the room, Chen Yi only wore a close-fitting training shirt and a jacket. If he had put it on before, he would have frozen to death in this weather.

But now that he has started practicing Zhuang Gong, as long as the qi and blood in his body does not dissipate, it will activate his flesh and blood wherever he goes under the control of his consciousness, so that Chen Yi is not afraid of the cold, at least he does not need to wear too bulky clothes in the room.

Of course, if it is outside the house,

Ordinary warriors who are new to Qi and blood can only last for half an hour in such a cold day, before the Qi and blood in their bodies will be exhausted, and they have to find ways to keep warm.
  Unless the power of qi and blood in the body is cultivated to its peak, reaching a place where qi and blood are like a rainbow, theoretically it can last for a long time, but that kind of peak external power is rarer than innate martial arts.
  Nowadays, there are only legends in the martial arts world, but no real people.

Because Chen Yi also practices health-preserving skills, the power of qi and blood in his body, although still relatively subtle, is very long-lasting.
  Now that he has been practicing health-preserving skills for twenty days, Chen Yi gradually feels that the meridians in his limbs and bones have become much softer, his breathing is brisk, his organs and lungs have also become relaxed, and his body is generally more resilient than before.

Although these day-to-day changes may seem subtle, they change the most fundamental and critical aspects.
  Purple gold destiny, if you persist every day, you will achieve something.
  It’s not just that you will achieve something in the end, but you will also gain something every day in the process.

A few days ago, someone outside sent a letter saying that the eldest lady seemed to have found the best snow lotus, but she was targeted by an expert. The master's palace led two Huajin disciples out to greet her.
  Heavy snow has fallen recently, and the mountain is probably sealed. I don’t know what’s going on over there.

However, for the Huajin masters, climbing over the roof and over the wall is not a problem, especially for people from Liaodong. There is a snow season of four or five months every year, and the young lady and the old man should be able to cope with it.

These things were also babbled by Zhuiyue while watching Chen Yi help her.
  Even if Chen Yi heard about it, he didn't take it to heart at all, and he didn't have any idea of ​​publicizing it.

Misfortune comes from the mouth, Chen Yi knew this very well.

A few more days passed, and it was the [-]rd day of the twelfth lunar month, when people in Liaodong celebrated the New Year.

The master has not come back, but according to the tradition of the Gong family, a large pot of high-quality bone-strengthening soup will be cooked at the pharmacy today to reward the martial arts disciples and nursing staff.
  Chen Yi was given another one or two silver coins a month, and wanted to exchange it for a bowl of soup.

He had already drank four bowls of bone-strengthening soup, and with each bowl of bone-strengthening soup, Chen Yi's energy and blood would increase significantly.
  Almost, after drinking a bowl, the number of piles he completes will increase by one every five days.
  Now Chen Yi is just a little short of being able to complete the practice of Zhuang Kung Fu twice a day.

This was his fifth bowl, and it was another high-quality bone-strengthening soup. Chen Yi wanted to drink it.
  But Zhuiyue was having her menstrual period and it was freezing cold, so she didn’t want to move.

Chen Yi had no choice but to try his luck.

After all, he is not an official martial arts disciple yet, so he is not qualified to buy this bone-strengthening soup, not to mention that today's one is still a high-quality product.

Fortunately, Chen Yi and Wu Li, the pharmacy senior who made the soup, had become familiar with each other a few times before.
  The temperature was more than ten degrees below zero, and a big pot was boiling with white steam. Dozens of young teenagers in their early teens were lined up behind them. They were all wearing thin clothes, but they were all talking and laughing, as if the cold wind was blowing on their backs. Existence is general,
  In the team, Chen Yi was wrapped tightly in his cotton-padded jacket, looking very different.

The silly boy has a lot of firepower, but that's not what he's used for.
  In order to show off their strength, the others chatted and laughed in the cold wind. Anyone who turned pale would feel embarrassed.
  Chen Yi is not so competitive. He cherishes the power of his blood more. It would be good to have this energy to go back to the room and stand for a while longer.

As everyone threw the monthly cards or coins for receiving the soup on the plate, one by one the young men returned to their rooms carrying the soup.

Soon, there were only two or three people left in front of Chen Yi.
  Chen Yi was wondering if Senior Brother Wu Li would sell him out if Zhuiyue didn't come in person today.

At this moment,

Through the mist rising from the cauldron, Chen Yi saw that something was wrong with Senior Brother Wu's face.
  Another person moved forward, and Chen Yi could see clearly this time. The short and round Senior Brother Wu looked at the length of the team behind him, while shaking his feet and speeding up the soup.

At the same time the frown deepened.

"Senior Brother Wu, I noticed that your nose is gray and your lips are white, but your stomach is cold and you are worried?" "Eh, Chen Yi? You can actually see that? I had a cold last night and had diarrhea three times today. I can’t hold it anymore, why are there so many people behind me!”

"Senior brother, go ahead. I'll help you look after the pot. I'll drink a bowl of ginger water after you relieve yourself."

"You? Do you know how to use fire to boil medicine?"

"Strengthening bone soup, consisting of rehmannia glutinosa, eucommia ulmoides, achyranthes bidentata, and animal bones. It needs to be simmered over medium heat. The soup will be heated evenly. Considering that the cold wind is strong today, it is necessary to stir in the middle of the soup to make the medicinal materials in the lower part of the pot. Just roll it evenly.”

"Hey? Not bad at all! Not bad, not bad,

No wonder the young master's medical skills have improved so quickly. You, the student companion, are quite capable.

Here, I'll give you the spoon. Don't just stir the soup. Just share it with the people behind me.
  I will go back as soon as I go. "

Wu Li is short and chubby, but in a hurry, he can run faster than a rabbit.
  Chen Yi took the spoon, thought for a while, stood behind the pot, and began to simmer the medicinal soup.

And make sure that when you share the soup, what comes out is neither the clear soup at the top nor the thick juice at the bottom.
  This made some distrustful eyes behind them nod with satisfaction after seeing his medicine.
  This young boy is much more stable at work than he looks.

And Chen Yi wears a lot of clothes and is not afraid of the cold.

Taking this opportunity, he would turn the medicine spoon to the top from time to time and observe the herbs to confirm his guess.

A little quarter of an hour passed,

Only the last few people in the team were left, and Senior Brother Wu Li hurried back.
  Seeing Chen Yi's method of boiling medicine and serving soup, he didn't rush to regain his position, but gave instructions from the side:
  "I added five-year-old Angelica sinensis to the soup today, and replaced the dog bone with a small piece of tiger bone. The effect is much better, so when boiling, I have to pay more attention to making the medicinal materials sink deeper so that they can be released better. Medicinal effect.”

That’s it, angelica, tiger bone
  Chen Yi understood, and at this moment, an idea flashed in his mind,
  Suddenly I thought of a more suitable plan to improve bone strengthening soup.

Of course, this method is only suitable for his own physical condition, and it doesn't seem to be too expensive.
  After everyone dispersed, Chen Yi returned the spoon to Wu Li.

Wu Li took it and thanked him:

"Chen Yi, thank you, otherwise I would have to shit my pants today.

Come on, don’t use the bowl. I have a small pot here. Brother, I will fill a pot for you. It will be enough for you to drink for four or five days.
  Don’t say anything about this to anyone later! "

Chen Yi didn't expect this surprise, and he didn't even have the chance to refuse. He watched Senior Brother Wu fill a pot of thick soup and handed it to him.

Chen Yi thought for a while and put the one tael of silver he had prepared earlier into the silver plate.

He also opened his two sleeves, two pockets, and inner pockets to show that he was empty, and did not take any more soup and silver.

Then he thanked Wu Li again, took off his clothes, hid the small iron pot containing the strong medicine in his clothes, and walked towards his room.

When doing these actions, Chen Yi did not explain.
  But the more Wu Li looked at his features, the more relaxed he became.

"This kid is really thoughtful and has such a good talent for medicine.

It's a bit humiliating to keep him as a slave. "

(End of this chapter)